Frances
2016-17 season · AU201617_29U
History
Severe Tropical Cyclone Frances formed during the 2016–17 Australian region cyclone season. Based on the available source material, Frances reached severe tropical cyclone status, making it one of three systems that season to achieve that classification — the first severe tropical cyclones to occur in the Australian region since the 2014–15 season.
The 2016–17 season, while slightly below average in named storm activity with nine tropical cyclones, was notably the second-costliest season on record for the Australian region, accumulating approximately AUD$3.7 billion in damages, though the bulk of that figure was attributable to Cyclone Debbie rather than Frances specifically.
The BOM post-cyclone report for Frances was not retrievable from the provided source material, and the Wikipedia seasonal overview does not include a dedicated entry detailing Frances's track, landfall location, peak intensity, or specific impacts. As a result, a complete account of her formation area, maximum wind speeds, pressure, coastal crossing, casualties, or damage cannot be provided from these sources alone.
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*Note to user: The BOM report link appears to have returned JavaScript/webpage boilerplate rather than actual report content, and the Wikipedia source covers only the broader season without a Frances-specific section. Please provide the actual report text or a Frances-specific Wikipedia extract for a complete summary.*
Sources: Bureau of Meteorology report Wikipedia
View full track data (45 observations)
| Date/Time (UTC) | Category | Position | Pressure | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-04-20 12:00:00 | 1 | -8.5, 145.5 | 1006 hPa | 8 km/h |
| 2017-04-20 18:00:00 | 1 | -9.1, 145.4 | 1007 hPa | 8 km/h |
| 2017-04-21 00:00:00 | 1 | -9.6, 145.2 | 1008 hPa | 8 km/h |
| 2017-04-21 06:00:00 | 1 | -9.7, 144.5 | 1006 hPa | 8 km/h |
| 2017-04-21 12:00:00 | 3 | -8.5, 142.5 | 1009 hPa | 5 km/h |
| 2017-04-21 18:00:00 | 2 | -8.0, 141.3 | 1007 hPa | 6 km/h |
| 2017-04-22 00:00:00 | 2 | -8.0, 140.5 | 1009 hPa | 8 km/h |
| 2017-04-22 06:00:00 | 2 | -8.2, 140.4 | 1006 hPa | 8 km/h |
| 2017-04-22 12:00:00 | 2 | -8.0, 139.4 | 1006 hPa | 8 km/h |
| 2017-04-22 18:00:00 | 2 | -7.7, 138.5 | 1007 hPa | 8 km/h |
| 2017-04-23 00:00:00 | 4 | -7.6, 137.6 | 1009 hPa | 8 km/h |
| 2017-04-23 06:00:00 | 1 | -7.6, 137.1 | 1006 hPa | 8 km/h |
| 2017-04-23 12:00:00 | 1 | -7.5, 136.9 | 1007 hPa | 8 km/h |
| 2017-04-23 18:00:00 | 1 | -7.6, 136.7 | 1007 hPa | 8 km/h |
| 2017-04-24 00:00:00 | 1 | -7.8, 136.5 | 1008 hPa | 8 km/h |
| 2017-04-24 06:00:00 | 1 | -8.1, 135.7 | 1006 hPa | 8 km/h |
| 2017-04-24 12:00:00 | 1 | -8.1, 134.5 | 1008 hPa | 8 km/h |
| 2017-04-24 18:00:00 | 1 | -8.0, 133.9 | 1008 hPa | 8 km/h |
| 2017-04-25 00:00:00 | 1 | -7.3, 133.2 | 1009 hPa | 8 km/h |
| 2017-04-25 06:00:00 | 1 | -7.4, 132.9 | 1006 hPa | 8 km/h |
| 2017-04-25 12:00:00 | 1 | -7.3, 132.6 | 1006 hPa | 10 km/h |
| 2017-04-25 18:00:00 | 1 | -7.4, 132.1 | 1004 hPa | 13 km/h |
| 2017-04-26 00:00:00 | 1 | -7.7, 131.5 | 1006 hPa | 13 km/h |
| 2017-04-26 06:00:00 | 1 | -7.8, 131.7 | 1002 hPa | 13 km/h |
| 2017-04-26 12:00:00 | 1 | -8.4, 131.4 | 1004 hPa | 13 km/h |
| 2017-04-26 18:00:00 | 1 | -8.8, 130.7 | 1002 hPa | 13 km/h |
| 2017-04-27 00:00:00 | 1 | -9.7, 130.3 | 1002 hPa | 18 km/h |
| 2017-04-27 06:00:00 | 1 | -10.4, 129.3 | 998 hPa | 21 km/h |
| 2017-04-27 12:00:00 | 1 | -10.6, 128.2 | 996 hPa | 23 km/h |
| 2017-04-27 18:00:00 | 1 | -11.2, 127.4 | 990 hPa | 28 km/h |
| 2017-04-28 00:00:00 | 1 | -11.6, 126.4 | 987 hPa | 31 km/h |
| 2017-04-28 06:00:00 | 1 | -11.8, 125.6 | 981 hPa | 33 km/h |
| 2017-04-28 12:00:00 | 1 | -12.2, 125.1 | 979 hPa | 36 km/h |
| 2017-04-28 18:00:00 | 1 | -12.5, 124.3 | 978 hPa | 36 km/h |
| 2017-04-29 00:00:00 | 1 | -12.8, 123.8 | 980 hPa | 33 km/h |
| 2017-04-29 06:00:00 | 1 | -13.0, 123.6 | 988 hPa | 28 km/h |
| 2017-04-29 12:00:00 | 1 | -13.0, 123.2 | 994 hPa | 18 km/h |
| 2017-04-29 18:00:00 | 1 | -13.2, 122.6 | 996 hPa | 15 km/h |
| 2017-04-30 00:00:00 | 1 | -13.5, 122.1 | 1000 hPa | 15 km/h |
| 2017-04-30 06:00:00 | 1 | -13.5, 121.9 | 1002 hPa | 13 km/h |
| 2017-04-30 12:00:00 | 1 | -13.5, 121.8 | 1004 hPa | 13 km/h |
| 2017-04-30 18:00:00 | 1 | -13.6, 122.0 | 1006 hPa | 13 km/h |
| 2017-05-01 00:00:00 | 1 | -14.0, 121.6 | 1008 hPa | 13 km/h |
| 2017-05-01 06:00:00 | 1 | -13.9, 121.3 | 1007 hPa | 13 km/h |
| 2017-05-01 12:00:00 | 1 | -13.7, 120.9 | 1009 hPa | 10 km/h |